Litigant
noun
A person involved in a lawsuit.
The litigant filed a case against his neighbor.
Often appears as...
- self-represented litigant
- plaintiff litigant
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Formal
Technical
noun
A person involved in a lawsuit.
The litigant filed a case against his neighbor.
Often appears as...
- self-represented litigant
- plaintiff litigant
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Action
Use 'litigant' to talk about someone participating in a legal case, either suing or being sued.
The litigants were called to attend a pre-trial conference.
Pro Tip 2/3Courtroom Reference
'Litigant' is often used in formal contexts related to law, like court proceedings or legal documents.
The judge gave instructions to both litigants regarding courtroom etiquette.
Pro Tip 3/3Self-Representation
A 'self-represented litigant' is someone who goes to court without a lawyer and represents themselves.
The self-represented litigant struggled to understand the complex legal terminologies used in court.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Action
Use 'litigant' to talk about someone participating in a legal case, either suing or being sued.
The litigants were called to attend a pre-trial conference.
Pro Tip 2/3Courtroom Reference
'Litigant' is often used in formal contexts related to law, like court proceedings or legal documents.
The judge gave instructions to both litigants regarding courtroom etiquette.
Pro Tip 3/3Self-Representation
A 'self-represented litigant' is someone who goes to court without a lawyer and represents themselves.
The self-represented litigant struggled to understand the complex legal terminologies used in court.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Action
Use 'litigant' to talk about someone participating in a legal case, either suing or being sued.
The litigants were called to attend a pre-trial conference.
Pro Tip 2/3Courtroom Reference
'Litigant' is often used in formal contexts related to law, like court proceedings or legal documents.
The judge gave instructions to both litigants regarding courtroom etiquette.
Pro Tip 3/3Self-Representation
A 'self-represented litigant' is someone who goes to court without a lawyer and represents themselves.
The self-represented litigant struggled to understand the complex legal terminologies used in court.
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Quote examples
Neal Katyal
American Lawyer
I can tell you that standard D.O.J. protocol is that you let official acts speak for themselves. You don't go and spin your action. For example, when I ran the Solicitor General's office, there would be all sorts of times when the litigants would make something up, and we would just never comment to the press. It is not what we do.
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Josh Hawley
American Politician
My first job out of law school was on the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, where Gorsuch is a judge. I observed in the year that I worked at the court what many litigants and commentators have since noted: that Gorsuch possesses an incisive legal mind, writes with skill and wit, and is scrupulously fair.
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Travis Kalanick
American Businessman
After Scour, I started a company called Red Swoosh. The idea was to take those litigants who sued us for a huge amount of money and turn them into customers with the same technology. I wanted to get them to pay me. It was a revenge business.
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Prashant Bhushan
Indian Lawyer
Any unfair and scandalous allegations made by disgruntled litigants will be ignored and recognised for what they are by the public, and can be dealt with under the law of civil and criminal defamation.
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Adam Cohen
American Journalist
A Reagan appointee, Justice Kennedy is no liberal, as he has shown on issues from affirmative action to corporate campaign spending. But he has repeatedly sided with gay litigants before the court.
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Maryanne Trump Barry
American Judge
It is a hallmark of the American system of justice that anyone who appears as a litigant in an American courtroom is treated with dignity and respect.
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Judy Sheindlin
American Lawyer
I would never interrogate a child or a spouse the way I would a litigant. People wouldn't want to be around you. You'd wind up all alone on an island.
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Neil Gorsuch
American Judge
Ours is the job of interpreting the Constitution. And that document isn't some inkblot on which litigants may project their hopes and dreams.
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Brett Kavanaugh
American Judge
As a judge, I have always treated colleagues and litigants with the utmost respect.
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Ambrose Bierce
American Journalist
Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones.
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Neal Katyal
American Lawyer
I can tell you that standard D.O.J. protocol is that you let official acts speak for themselves. You don't go and spin your action. For example, when I ran the Solicitor General's office, there would be all sorts of times when the litigants would make something up, and we would just never comment to the press. It is not what we do.
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Josh Hawley
American Politician
My first job out of law school was on the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, where Gorsuch is a judge. I observed in the year that I worked at the court what many litigants and commentators have since noted: that Gorsuch possesses an incisive legal mind, writes with skill and wit, and is scrupulously fair.
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Travis Kalanick
American Businessman
After Scour, I started a company called Red Swoosh. The idea was to take those litigants who sued us for a huge amount of money and turn them into customers with the same technology. I wanted to get them to pay me. It was a revenge business.
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Prashant Bhushan
Indian Lawyer
Any unfair and scandalous allegations made by disgruntled litigants will be ignored and recognised for what they are by the public, and can be dealt with under the law of civil and criminal defamation.
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Adam Cohen
American Journalist
A Reagan appointee, Justice Kennedy is no liberal, as he has shown on issues from affirmative action to corporate campaign spending. But he has repeatedly sided with gay litigants before the court.
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Maryanne Trump Barry
American Judge
It is a hallmark of the American system of justice that anyone who appears as a litigant in an American courtroom is treated with dignity and respect.
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Judy Sheindlin
American Lawyer
I would never interrogate a child or a spouse the way I would a litigant. People wouldn't want to be around you. You'd wind up all alone on an island.
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Neil Gorsuch
American Judge
Ours is the job of interpreting the Constitution. And that document isn't some inkblot on which litigants may project their hopes and dreams.
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Brett Kavanaugh
American Judge
As a judge, I have always treated colleagues and litigants with the utmost respect.
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Ambrose Bierce
American Journalist
Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones.
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